Curfew clamped in District Humla
District Administration Office, Humla, clamped an indefinite curfew
order in the district headquarters Simikot and the adjoining areas on
Wednesday as a scuffle between two groups took a nasty turn. The curfew
was imposed from 12:30 pm.
The local administration clamped the prohibitory order as the clash between Simikot folk and villagers of Thehe went out of grip. They clashed following a dispute over an election of the management committee of Simikot-based Manasarobar Secondary School.
"Police resorted to baton charge as two rival groups started to clash. But the situation deteriorates. The meeting of district security committee decided to impose curfew to take the situation under control," said acting Chief District Officer Narendra Pariyar.
The two groups clashed on Tuesday following a heated dispute during the election of management committee chairman. The youths of Simikot allegedly thrashed the residents of Thehe after the latter beat up a schoolteacher Kailash Rokaya.
The tension escalated as some 200 villagers wielding batons from Thehe came to Simikot on Wednesday apparently for retaliation. They arrived in the district headquarters as the Simikot folks took out a rally demanding action against those involved in assaulting Rokaya.
Meanwhile, local women in Simikot took out protest rally defying the curfew order and demanding strong action against the Thehe folk for barging into the district headquarters with ill intention.
The local administration clamped the prohibitory order as the clash between Simikot folk and villagers of Thehe went out of grip. They clashed following a dispute over an election of the management committee of Simikot-based Manasarobar Secondary School.
"Police resorted to baton charge as two rival groups started to clash. But the situation deteriorates. The meeting of district security committee decided to impose curfew to take the situation under control," said acting Chief District Officer Narendra Pariyar.
The two groups clashed on Tuesday following a heated dispute during the election of management committee chairman. The youths of Simikot allegedly thrashed the residents of Thehe after the latter beat up a schoolteacher Kailash Rokaya.
The tension escalated as some 200 villagers wielding batons from Thehe came to Simikot on Wednesday apparently for retaliation. They arrived in the district headquarters as the Simikot folks took out a rally demanding action against those involved in assaulting Rokaya.
Meanwhile, local women in Simikot took out protest rally defying the curfew order and demanding strong action against the Thehe folk for barging into the district headquarters with ill intention.
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